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gandy dancer slang (orig. U.S.).|ˈgændɪ ˈdɑːnsə(r), ˈdæns-|
[Orig. uncertain.]
A railroad maintenance-worker or section-hand. Hence gandy dancing.
1923N. Anderson Hobo vi. 93 A ‘gandy dancer’ is a man who works on the railroad track tamping ties. 1929Amer. Speech V. 172 Gandy dancing is not considered a very honorable profession. 1933Ibid. VIII. 26/2 Gandy dancer, section hand. (From the rhythmic up-and-down motion of workers pumping a handcar.) 1957J. Kerouac On Road (1958) iii. vi. 215 Working in a railroad gandy-dancing cookshack. 1959J. Thurber Years with Ross iv. 63 They discussed the parlance of railroading—deadhead, highball, whistle stop, gandy dancer. 1970F. McKenna Gloss. Railwaymen's Talk 35 Footplatemen have a great regard for gandy dancers, the men who keep the rail safe for the train to run over. |